A lifelong resident of Lambertville, Helen was a member of St. John the Evangelist Church. She retired in 1984 from AT& T in Hopewell working in the accounting department. Over the years she worked part time for the Joseph Finkle & Son Hardware Store in Lambertville. Helen was an avid reader and enjoyed cooking and baking.

Daughter of Frank and Louisa Carducci, widow of Louis Santini, and grandmother of the late Brent Daniels; she is survived by three daughters, Linda Santini of Lambertville, Joanne Daniels and her husband Steve of Pineville, Pa., Marie Dudbridge of West Amwell Township; one brother, Frank Carducci; one sister, Sadie Naylor; her four grandchildren, Lisa Lowery and her husband Evan, Monica Mapes and her husband Brian, Jude and Gabrielle Dudbridge; and one great grandson Brendan Lowery.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Garefino Funeral Home, 12 N. Franklin St., Rt. 179, Lambertville. Burial will follow in St. John the Evangelist Cemetery, Lambertville. Calling hours will be Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home and Saturday from 10 a.m., until the time of the service at the funeral home.